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Russia
COUNTRY #1
Afghanistan Albania Algeria Angola Antigua/Bar. Arab Emirates Argentina Armenia Australia Austria Azerbaijan Bahamas Bahrain Bangladesh Barbados Belarus Belgium Belize Benin Bhutan Bolivia Bosnia/Herzeg. Botswana Brazil Brunei Bulgaria Burkina Faso Burundi Cambodia Cameroon Canada Cape Verde Central Africa Chad Chile China Colombia Comoros Congo Costa Rica Cote d Ivoire Croatia Cuba Cyprus Czech Republic Denmark Djibouti Dominican Rep. DR Congo Ecuador Egypt El Salvador Equ. Guinea Eritrea Estonia Ethiopia Fiji Finland France Gabon Gambia Georgia Germany Ghana Greece Grenada Guatemala Guinea Guinea-Bissau Guyana Haiti Honduras Hungary Iceland India Indonesia Iran Iraq Ireland Israel Italy Jamaica Japan Jordan Kazakhstan Kenya Kiribati Kuwait Kyrgyzstan Laos Latvia Lebanon Lesotho Liberia Libya Lithuania Luxembourg Madagascar Malawi Malaysia Maldives Mali Malta Mauritania Mauritius Mexico Micronesia Moldova Mongolia Montenegro Morocco Mozambique Myanmar Namibia Nepal Netherlands New Guinea New Zealand Nicaragua Niger Nigeria No Macedonia North Korea Norway Oman Pakistan Panama Paraguay Peru Philippines Poland Portugal Qatar Romania Russia Rwanda Saint Lucia Saint Vincent Samoa Sao Tome Saudi Arabia Senegal Serbia Seychelles Sierra Leone Singapore Slovakia Slovenia Solomon Isl. Somalia South Africa South Korea South Sudan Spain Sri Lanka Sudan Suriname Swaziland Sweden Switzerland Syria Tajikistan Tanzania Thailand Timor-Leste Togo Tonga Trinidad/Tob. Tunisia Turkey Turkmenistan Uganda Ukraine United Kingdom United States Uruguay Uzbekistan Vanuatu Venezuela Viet Nam Yemen Zambia Zimbabwe

Compare Russia and Nigeria health profiles including life expectancy history, causes of death and population dynamics side by side. Health Data used is WHO, World Bank and the United Nations for population.

Nigeria
COUNTRY #2
Afghanistan Albania Algeria Angola Antigua/Bar. Arab Emirates Argentina Armenia Australia Austria Azerbaijan Bahamas Bahrain Bangladesh Barbados Belarus Belgium Belize Benin Bhutan Bolivia Bosnia/Herzeg. Botswana Brazil Brunei Bulgaria Burkina Faso Burundi Cambodia Cameroon Canada Cape Verde Central Africa Chad Chile China Colombia Comoros Congo Costa Rica Cote d Ivoire Croatia Cuba Cyprus Czech Republic Denmark Djibouti Dominican Rep. DR Congo Ecuador Egypt El Salvador Equ. Guinea Eritrea Estonia Ethiopia Fiji Finland France Gabon Gambia Georgia Germany Ghana Greece Grenada Guatemala Guinea Guinea-Bissau Guyana Haiti Honduras Hungary Iceland India Indonesia Iran Iraq Ireland Israel Italy Jamaica Japan Jordan Kazakhstan Kenya Kiribati Kuwait Kyrgyzstan Laos Latvia Lebanon Lesotho Liberia Libya Lithuania Luxembourg Madagascar Malawi Malaysia Maldives Mali Malta Mauritania Mauritius Mexico Micronesia Moldova Mongolia Montenegro Morocco Mozambique Myanmar Namibia Nepal Netherlands New Guinea New Zealand Nicaragua Niger Nigeria No Macedonia North Korea Norway Oman Pakistan Panama Paraguay Peru Philippines Poland Portugal Qatar Romania Russia Rwanda Saint Lucia Saint Vincent Samoa Sao Tome Saudi Arabia Senegal Serbia Seychelles Sierra Leone Singapore Slovakia Slovenia Solomon Isl. Somalia South Africa South Korea South Sudan Spain Sri Lanka Sudan Suriname Swaziland Sweden Switzerland Syria Tajikistan Tanzania Thailand Timor-Leste Togo Tonga Trinidad/Tob. Tunisia Turkey Turkmenistan Uganda Ukraine United Kingdom United States Uruguay Uzbekistan Vanuatu Venezuela Viet Nam Yemen Zambia Zimbabwe
DYNAMIC PYRAMIDS
Data Source: United Nations
Russia Population Pyramid
 
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    LIFE EXPECTANCY HISTORY
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Russia RUSSIA   Nigeria NIGERIA
      Russia RUSSIA   Nigeria NIGERIA
           
    World Rank
           
    World Rank
      M F All M F All   M F All M F All
    1960
    N/D
    N/D
    N/D
    N/D
    N/D
    N/D
     
    37.2
    40.3
    38.7
    157
    151
    153
    1970
    63.1
    73.4
    68.1
    60
    27
    42
     
    40.6
    43.7
    42.1
    158
    155
    158
    1980
    61.4
    73.0
    67.0
    85
    47
    67
     
    43.8
    46.9
    45.3
    160
    159
    159
    1990
    63.8
    74.3
    68.9
    98
    55
    79
     
    46.0
    48.6
    47.2
    170
    170
    170
    2000
    58.7
    72.0
    65.0
    132
    98
    119
     
    46.2
    48.1
    47.1
    174
    175
    175
    2010
    62.4
    74.6
    68.4
    134
    97
    115
     
    51.2
    52.9
    52.0
    175
    176
    176
    2019
    68.2
    78.0
    73.2
    118
    74
    96
     
    61.2
    64.1
    62.6
    160
    169
    167
    LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Russia RUSSIA   Nigeria NIGERIA
          World Rank       World Rank
      M F M F M F M F
    At Birth
    68.2
    78.0
    118
    74
    61.2
    64.1
    160
    169
    Age 5
    68.6
    78.4
    138
    84
    69.5
    71.9
    128
    140
    Age 10
    68.7
    78.5
    140
    84
    70.4
    72.7
    120
    138
    Age 15
    68.7
    78.5
    143
    84
    70.9
    73.1
    117
    136
    Age 20
    68.9
    78.6
    145
    84
    71.2
    73.4
    116
    136
    Age 25
    69.3
    78.8
    144
    84
    71.6
    73.7
    116
    136
    Age 30
    69.7
    78.9
    144
    83
    72.0
    74.1
    115
    136
    Age 35
    70.4
    79.2
    144
    81
    72.5
    74.6
    112
    135
    Age 40
    71.3
    79.7
    144
    79
    73.2
    75.2
    109
    135
    Age 45
    72.4
    80.2
    137
    76
    74.1
    75.9
    104
    136
    Age 50
    73.7
    80.7
    132
    73
    75.1
    76.8
    101
    133
    Age 55
    75.1
    81.4
    130
    73
    76.2
    77.7
    95
    136
    Age 60
    76.8
    82.2
    121
    70
    77.6
    78.9
    95
    136
    Age 65
    79.0
    83.2
    109
    70
    79.3
    80.3
    94
    133
    Age 70
    81.5
    84.4
    91
    70
    81.3
    82.1
    101
    130
    Age 75
    84.2
    86.0
    79
    71
    83.8
    84.4
    93
    126
    Age 80
    87.3
    88.0
    64
    72
    86.7
    87.1
    88
    107
    Age 85
    90.8
    90.5
    36
    76
    90.0
    90.4
    81
    94
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Russia RUSSIA   Nigeria NIGERIA
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    204.50
    27
    100.91
    107
    2. Stroke
    117.23
    48
    88.68
    86
    3. Inflammatory/Heart
    26.37
    5
    5.49
    76
    4. Liver Disease
    22.50
    82
    41.99
    21
    5. Lung Cancers
    22.20
    39
    1.37
    178
    6. Suicide
    21.60
    11
    6.87
    117
    7. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    16.55
    16
    4.32
    157
    8. Breast Cancer
    16.34
    98
    20.56
    47
    9. Prostate Cancer
    15.95
    91
    20.40
    63
    10. Influenza and Pneumonia
    15.22
    134
    98.12
    28
    11. Alzheimers & Dementia
    15.07
    134
    19.45
    59
    12. Alcohol
    15.02
    3
    1.16
    106
    13. Lung Disease
    13.54
    148
    20.77
    99
    14. HIV/AIDS
    12.88
    52
    26.81
    36
    15. Other Injuries
    12.19
    43
    10.98
    56
    16. Stomach Cancer
    11.80
    24
    2.52
    169
    17. Road Traffic Accidents
    11.23
    119
    27.25
    54
    18. Pancreas Cancer
    8.15
    20
    2.64
    126
    19. Diabetes Mellitus
    7.12
    157
    33.50
    82
    20. Violence
    7.00
    68
    11.97
    42
    21. Hypertension
    6.77
    149
    16.07
    103
    22. Cervical Cancer
    6.54
    111
    21.11
    35
    23. Ovary Cancer
    5.99
    33
    3.90
    112
    24. Falls
    5.79
    87
    8.54
    40
    25. Drug Use
    5.40
    7
    5.81
    5
    26. Oral Cancer
    4.78
    41
    2.44
    107
    27. Kidney Disease
    4.70
    172
    23.87
    88
    28. Tuberculosis
    4.61
    85
    99.13
    6
    29. Liver Cancer
    4.52
    115
    6.19
    71
    30. Uterin Cancer
    4.45
    25
    1.60
    132
    31. Drownings
    4.19
    41
    2.17
    107
    32. Lymphomas
    3.91
    124
    5.96
    45
    33. Leukemia
    3.74
    85
    2.06
    151
    34. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    3.67
    74
    7.03
    31
    35. Congenital Anomalies
    3.54
    146
    11.22
    5
    36. Fires
    3.25
    43
    3.44
    37
    37. Parkinson's Disease
    3.18
    137
    5.60
    29
    38. Poisonings
    3.11
    15
    2.82
    22
    39. Oesophagus Cancer
    3.07
    69
    0.75
    171
    40. Bladder Cancer
    2.41
    73
    0.81
    166
    41. Skin Cancers
    2.35
    58
    2.29
    62
    42. Low Birth Weight
    1.62
    153
    14.70
    5
    43. Skin Disease
    1.23
    104
    1.64
    90
    44. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    1.19
    102
    2.05
    69
    45. Endocrine Disorders
    1.08
    172
    7.01
    35
    46. Asthma
    0.72
    147
    10.71
    58
    47. Encephalitis
    0.61
    59
    0.51
    76
    48. Meningitis
    0.56
    109
    17.54
    9
    49. Birth Trauma
    0.56
    148
    15.51
    2
    50. Multiple Sclerosis
    0.44
    39
    0.18
    103
    TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
    PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
      Russia RUSSIA   Nigeria NIGERIA
      Deaths % Deaths %
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    562,711
    34.17
    61,374
    4.14
    2. Stroke
    327,199
    19.87
    57,744
    3.90
    3. Lung Cancers
    54,361
    3.30
    1,295
    0.09
    4. Inflammatory/Heart
    54,060
    3.28
    4,826
    0.33
    5. Alzheimers & Dementia
    48,522
    2.95
    6,786
    0.46
    6. Liver Disease
    45,463
    2.76
    38,326
    2.59
    7. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    42,633
    2.59
    4,152
    0.28
    8. Suicide
    36,625
    2.22
    7,019
    0.47
    9. Lung Disease
    36,600
    2.22
    12,569
    0.85
    10. Influenza and Pneumonia
    32,404
    1.97
    207,281
    14.00
    11. Stomach Cancer
    29,386
    1.78
    2,129
    0.14
    12. Alcohol
    27,984
    1.70
    1,031
    0.07
    13. Breast Cancer
    23,242
    1.41
    11,884
    0.80
    14. Other Injuries
    22,517
    1.37
    22,696
    1.53
    15. HIV/AIDS
    21,262
    1.29
    44,124
    2.98
    16. Pancreas Cancer
    20,282
    1.23
    1,975
    0.13
    17. Hypertension
    18,348
    1.11
    10,692
    0.72
    18. Diabetes Mellitus
    18,345
    1.11
    22,497
    1.52
    19. Road Traffic Accidents
    17,507
    1.06
    41,693
    2.82
    20. Prostate Cancer
    14,107
    0.86
    5,914
    0.40
    21. Falls
    11,705
    0.71
    7,528
    0.51
    22. Kidney Disease
    11,581
    0.70
    18,189
    1.23
    23. Violence
    11,450
    0.70
    18,407
    1.24
    24. Liver Cancer
    11,165
    0.68
    5,289
    0.36
    25. Oral Cancer
    10,880
    0.66
    2,238
    0.15
    26. Parkinson's Disease
    9,371
    0.57
    2,473
    0.17
    27. Drug Use
    9,113
    0.55
    6,273
    0.42
    28. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    8,938
    0.54
    5,846
    0.39
    29. Lymphomas
    8,919
    0.54
    5,202
    0.35
    30. Tuberculosis
    8,422
    0.51
    127,335
    8.60
    31. Leukemia
    8,238
    0.50
    2,257
    0.15
    32. Ovary Cancer
    8,123
    0.49
    2,133
    0.14
    33. Oesophagus Cancer
    7,431
    0.45
    560
    0.04
    34. Cervical Cancer
    7,423
    0.45
    10,574
    0.71
    35. Uterin Cancer
    6,867
    0.42
    679
    0.05
    36. Drownings
    6,629
    0.40
    6,584
    0.44
    37. Fires
    6,387
    0.39
    7,132
    0.48
    38. Bladder Cancer
    6,307
    0.38
    670
    0.05
    39. Skin Cancers
    5,612
    0.34
    1,933
    0.13
    40. Poisonings
    5,565
    0.34
    6,570
    0.44
    41. Congenital Anomalies
    4,201
    0.26
    49,696
    3.36
    42. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    2,770
    0.17
    1,946
    0.13
    43. Skin Disease
    2,735
    0.17
    1,468
    0.10
    44. Low Birth Weight
    2,153
    0.13
    95,959
    6.48
    45. Endocrine Disorders
    2,004
    0.12
    15,799
    1.07
    46. Asthma
    1,764
    0.11
    8,192
    0.55
    47. Encephalitis
    1,076
    0.07
    937
    0.06
    48. Meningitis
    1,037
    0.06
    43,651
    2.95
    49. Multiple Sclerosis
    827
    0.05
    179
    0.01
    50. Rheumatoid Arthritis
    750
    0.05
    165
    0.01
    CANCER RANK BY TYPE
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Russia RUSSIA   Nigeria NIGERIA
      Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Lung Cancers
    22.20
    39
    1.37
    178
    2. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    16.55
    16
    4.32
    157
    3. Breast Cancer
    16.34
    98
    20.56
    47
    4. Prostate Cancer
    15.95
    91
    20.40
    63
    5. Stomach Cancer
    11.80
    24
    2.52
    169
    6. Pancreas Cancer
    8.15
    20
    2.64
    126
    7. Cervical Cancer
    6.54
    111
    21.11
    35
    8. Ovary Cancer
    5.99
    33
    3.90
    112
    9. Oral Cancer
    4.78
    41
    2.44
    107
    10. Liver Cancer
    4.52
    115
    6.19
    71
    11. Uterin Cancer
    4.45
    25
    1.60
    132
    12. Lymphomas
    3.91
    124
    5.96
    45
    13. Leukemia
    3.74
    85
    2.06
    151
    14. Oesophagus Cancer
    3.07
    69
    0.75
    171
    15. Bladder Cancer
    2.41
    73
    0.81
    166
    16. Skin Cancers
    2.35
    58
    2.29
    62
    Data rounded. Decimals affect ranking.
    Data Source: WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION 2020
    Data Accuracy Not Guaranteed
    WHO Excludes Cause of Death Data For the following countries: Andorra, Cook Islands, Dominica, Marshall Islands, Monaco, Nauru, Niue, Palau, Saint Kitts, San Marino, Tuvalu.